I feel very uneducated in 'important' cinema and I'd really like to know and understand more. If I knew how to properly define 'important' I probably wouldn't need to ask the question, but names like Kurosawa, Tartakovsky, Fellini that I know I don't know anything about. What I'm hoping the lovely hivemind can do is give me a good starting point - something equivalent to the five-foot shelf of books that contains an entire liberal education (http://archive.org/details/harvardclassics), but for cinema. DVD collections (or YouTube links) that form part of this would be welcome too. Basically, help me educate myself in cinema!
posted by Kirn
on May 21, 2013 -
17 answers
I recently accepted an offer for a spot in a full time MPP program from a very decent, non-Ivy school. My funding (per an assistantship or researcher position) reduces the total tuition to approximately $3000, and the program provides an allowance for an unpaid or poorly paid summer internship. I have enough money saved to avoid going into debt if I work part time. I want to offset the opportunity costs of two years outside of work by making myself as employable as possible.
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posted by pinterecki
on Mar 10, 2013 -
6 answers
How to best run a table top RPG with two people alternating between being the game master and playing a character?
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posted by cirrostratus
on Oct 18, 2011 -
8 answers
Please suggest some older (or not) books/films/things that talk about the idea that you're just going to be bad for a long time before you're really successful at, or really master something (particularly an artistic pursuit).
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posted by Glinn
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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I have a Master's in math, and would like to get a job in the tech industry or a laboratory, but my resume is very teaching-oriented. I would like tips on retooling it to make myself more attractive. I also have several months to improve my skills.
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posted by Earl the Polliwog
on Apr 4, 2011 -
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How can I read the Aubrey-Maturin series (Master and Commander, etc.) on my iTouch? I searched Kindle and Stanza apps but got nothin.
posted by circular
on May 2, 2010 -
3 answers
Grad School Interview filter :
How can I properly explain that I switched majors just a year short of graduating (due to embarassing personal reasons- details inside)?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 4, 2010 -
7 answers
Scrum Master Training and Certification. Worth it?
posted by blue_beetle
on Jan 14, 2009 -
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This spring I will be finished with my second Master's degree. I've been at my current job for almost three years and while I enjoy it immensely, I am wondering about other opportunities that having two graduate degrees might open up for me. Am hoping to obtain answers especially from individuals who have multiple degrees and have gone into somewhat different career paths.
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posted by msposner
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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How do I best explain to my employer, a prestigious & expensive American Ivy League school, that I won't be taking advantage of the incomparable tuition discount and will instead finish my masters with a small-but-well-regarded British polytechnic?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 28, 2008 -
7 answers
Burning a gold master - special discs? Software? Burners? Need to burn a disc that's going into multi-thousand production duplication
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posted by jimmy0x52
on May 6, 2008 -
7 answers
Help me find out more about my beloved "Kung-Fu Master" t-shirt, and, in the best of all possible worlds, replace it when it dies.
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posted by doift
on Nov 19, 2007 -
7 answers
